28 Oct 1870
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Newspaper
Kokomo Journal
Location
Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1870
Page
1
Listings include city officers for Howard County and Kokomo, council members, court schedules, and a detailed railroad timetable for Peru and Indianapolis and Pittsburg Cincinnati and Southern routes. The piece also features a poem lamenting October.
Church services and Sunday School hours listed for multiple denominations including Pupils First-day meetings in Wildman's block and Wilson's Hall in town. Missionary and Revival services noted with pastors Rev Mutchison D J Baldwin W Wilson and E L Frazier. Fraternal lodge I O O F and other lodge meetings scheduled weekly with specific dates and full moons.
An OCR fragment lists multiple attorneys in Kokomo Indiana including J H Kroh A Brouse and others. It notes offices on the east side public square and mentions general prompt handling of business and notary public services. The text references various offices and addresses in Kokomo with emphasis on legal services.
A reflective poem about the sea contrasts with a long critique of a Howard County political split over Senatorial nomination. The writer argues the primary process damaged party unity, blames Carroll County and Tribune editors for the defeat, and cites precedent of conventions over primaries along with personal resolve to stay aligned with Republican principles.
The essay argues that saving the first thousand dollars shapes a young man's business life through industry and frugality. It emphasizes steady work, self denial, and the development of time management and the value of money earned through steady labor, framing saving as formative discipline.
The list presents elected lawmakers across districts I to XI with re-elected members starred. Judge Wilson is praised as a worthy successor to Julian and General Manson noted humorous remark closes with a classroom joke about an elephant skin.
A humorous quip records a wife asking why her husband seems tipsy. He denies intoxication and claims someone rubbed his boots to a glassy shine, implying a prank or boast rather than genuine drunkenness. The exchange highlights light domestic wit.
A note claims a Christian pound equals sixteen ounces and a Christian yard equals thirty six inches with cloth unstretched. It also states a Christian ton is two thousand pounds and warns against overstated measures.
A Illinois legislator announced Daniel Boone's death and urged adjournment with a brief solemness, saying Mr Cheerman, Dan Boone are dead, I move we pat. The House echoed with the sentiment as they paused proceedings.
A sharp remark by a perceptive girl mocks peers who mocked her short skirt. She quips that if others pull their dresses to their necks as they should, theirs would be as short as wine.
The article stresses fall plowing of land to be planted with grain next spring. Deep thorough plowing in hard soils reduces after cultivation and helps weed and pest control. It notes the benefit even with stones, stumps, or roots, and warns of wasted effort if fields are not prepared before occupation. Hearth and Home.
The narrator envisions a kitchen bathed in ample sunlight with large windows and superb ventilation via a circular hood and duct to vent aromas. It features a large soapstone sink, an adjustable hot water tank to supply both basins, plus cupboards and wall closets for decorative yet practical storage. A drugstore style labeled drawer system would organize spices and essentials for quick access.
The notice lists autumn election dates by state with most set for November and a few uncertain days. States include Kansas Missouri Michigan Louisiana Arkansas Maryland Delaware Minnesota Wisconsin New York New Jersey South Carolina Massachusetts New York and others with some dates fixed and others pending.
A gentleman compliments a lady on her hair when a sharp eyed child retorts that his mother keeps her hair in a wardrobe at night to protect it. The remark exposes hypocrisy and humor in a single exchange. The scene plays out as a witty domestic vignette.
A clergyman reviews his sermon on Sunday while a five year old boy asks if God tells him what to preach. He answers yes and the child wonders why the pastor erases passages. The exchange highlights humility and the role of divine guidance in preaching.
An Irishman decapitated a turtle and mocked it by inserting sticks in its mouth, which the animal bit fiercely. A nearby woman exclaimed that the turtle seemed dead, to which Pat replied the creature was indeed dead but its head remained infensible.
A plain domestic guide urging husbands to leave work at the door and lighten home life. It counsels controlling anger, not snapping at wives, and treating wives with kindness to create a cheerful household. Sarah signs off.
Rules for life compiled in Dr. West's papers set general guidelines for conduct. They include showing respect for sacred things and religious worship, avoiding immediate retaliation, not judging by appearance, defending the absent in company, and refraining from condemning others over political or religious differences.
A talk favors book rich houses over ornate furniture and warns that a room without books is windowless. It argues books are cheap enough to build a library yearly, praising readers over the wealthy with barren houses. A humor vignette ends with a man recounting discarding Sarah Snivels for her refusal to marry.
An Irishman bursts into a druggist shop and offers a bottle of liquor to the doctor declaring it whisky. The doctor confirms its genuineness, and Pat asks for more, explaining the priest told him not to drink any without the doctor’s approval.
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